Hospital
Today was Saturday; I had easily avoided the twins all day at school seeing as they really couldn't look me in the face, but the same went for me at times. Damn! I must have something wrong with me? No club today and everyone was practically out of school by now. I caught the twins staring at me the entire day and I knew I couldn't avoid them. I was waiting in the chemistry room for Haruhi and the twins so we could work on our science project but they were running late. It was hot so I took off the blazer and plugged into my IPod looking over my notes. I had become so engrossed I hadn't heard the footsteps behind me. Though I figured out fast they weren't good because next I knew I had a searing, burning sensation down my left shoulder and back. I dropped my stuff and screamed at the top of my lungs- I couldn't help the very loud girly cry because something was burning through my flesh. And it HURT! I whirled around in time to catch the culprit as he tried to pour the rest of the beaker on me. Acid! The man poured acid on me! The madman kneed me in the gut and kicked me a couple times before jumping out the window as I heard "KANA!" I was gasping in pain and tried to look at the damage. "Oh my God!" I heard Haruhi blurt. Ok that is not a good sign in my book! I knew what was coming and screamed "Haruhi the door!" Haruhi nodded shutting it and commanding the twins on what to do "Kaoru scissors, Hikaru baking soda and water NOW!" I sank down breathlessly against a stool "I Called an ambulance" Haruhi said as I smiled weakly but glared at the twins "a-anything you s-see is not to leave this room!" I wanted to hurl or faint. Maybe both but I just kept gasping as the two nodded. Haruhi cut the front of my shirt off and unzipped my binder letting it fall. I had barely enough sense to cover my front with my blazer as Haruhi dumped water down my back "Hikaru baking soda, pour it on her now!" Haruhi shouted bringing the twins out of their shock. It hurts… it hurts a lot… please make it stop kami-sama Itried to stop crying feeling the baking soda ease the burning. I could hear my back sizzling and it was the worst noise I had ever heard. "Swear, swear secrecy and not tell any-" I passed out before finishing saying, -one I'm a girl.
The next day both Kana and Haruhi were absent from school. Haruhi spent the whole night at the hospital telling Kaoru and Hikaru to go to school. Tamaki was going on a rampage about his missing daughter eloping with the devil unknowing the actual situation. Hikaru and Kaoru looked away still shocked of what they saw yesterday they didn't sleep the entire night. Just waiting for Haruhi to tell them she was ok. Kana was really a girl and someone was obviously trying to hospitalize her or worse! "Tamaki!" Kyouya's voice stopped the blondes rant "it appears that Kana has been checked into the hospital" Kyouya said. "Hospital?" Tamaki questioned suddenly feeling bad for accusing Kana of doing something lecherous to his daughter or eloping. "Yes, apparently he was badly burned and had several internal injuries" Kyouya explain. "Will Kana-chan be okay?" Honey asked in tears grasping Mori. "It doesn't say he's still in emergency care" Kyouya said frowning at his lack of information. This irked him not knowing. "Let's go visit him!" Honey said packing some cakes and heading out with the agreeing gang. Kyouya was glancing towards the twins, who had been quiet throughout the nightmare.
Haruhi pov:
I'm so tired. I still haven't heard anyone tell me if she was ok. No one would look in my direction, I knew everyone would be worried that I hadn't told them were I was but I figured the twins were on that. just when I got up the doctor came out "Your friend has stabilized, but still badly injured. The acid went through almost all the layers of skin and she had some really bad bruising, be grateful it didn't turn into a sprain or broken bone. Thankfully you did the right thing using baking soda. Haruhi remembered that Kana was the one who told her about acid during chemistry when she nearly spilled some on herself. Acid has a low pH; baking soda has a high one…" We will be running more tests on her when she awakes to make sure the bleeding has fully stopped" the doctor explained to Haruhi. "Can I please go see her? I promise I won't wake her." The doctor nodded showing that he understood and would allow it. Haruhi gave him a quick 'thank you' "oh if others come, please refer to her as a boy. They don't know she's a he and he wants to keep it that way" walked into Kana's room. Her hair was a wavy mess, and she looked paler than usual, bruises went all down her stomach and the huge burn marks were patched up. She had wires all over her and a breathing tube in her nose. Haruhi bit back tears knowing then Kana had to tell the truth of being a girl now, but why was she hiding it anyways? Who was the man that did this to her and why? Haruhi made sure the gown covered securely when a man in black business suit and a brief case came flying in panicked. "Sir please calm down! You will wake her." The nurse hissed as the strange man took pained look at Kana then turned to Haruhi. A bit of glare in him. "You, are you Haruhi fujioka? I'm sure you have some questions about this matter. I'm Mr. Tanaka, Kana's lawyer." Haruhi nodded leaving her friend to a silent room. When she was done she pulled up a chair began to cry. Haruhi felt guilty for not being their earlier. If she wasn't running late then this might not have happened? "I thank you sincerely for taking care of Kana's wounds.-" Haruhi didn't let him finish "who was that man? Why did he harm her?" the man looked guilty but kept his stare "I'm afraid that's classified. The man was apprehended and is being interrogated as we speak. The police are getting to the bottom of this so you don't have to worry. I beg you to just stay by her, if she is ready to tell you then she will it's not for me to say." He then left leaving Haruhi to go back to her unconscious friend.
End pov:
When I woke up, I was on my side, and I felt warm, sleepy, and… funny? My nose felt uncomfortable as I tried to reach it with weak strength I noticed there was someone in the chair next to my bed, a girl, crying? Had to blink a couple times and realized that it was Haruhi. Why is Haruhi in my room? Wait this is not my room, where am I?
"Kana, you're awake! Oh thank Kami-sama." I groaned looking at her "were?" she cut me off "emergency room." my mind finally caught up to what had happen. I finally got a look at myself not liking what I saw. I took the breathing tube out of my nose. This made me gage a little. Started plucking off the ugly, sticky things connecting me to a machine to check my heart rate. I was also hooked to fluids. I unhooking myself from that too knowing I was going to get a fight with the doctor later. "Kana you should rest!" I smiled at her before grabbing the binder next to my bed "Did anyone come in besides you?" Haruhi nodded "your lawyer, Mr. Tanaka, the club said they would be by after club toady." I nodded shutting down the machine from its annoying *Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeee* placing the binder on slowly with a bit of a whimper. "Kana, why are you so stubborn on keeping yourself a boy in everyone's eyes?" I zipped it up the front and placed on a black shirt and my pants I left in my bag to change into after school that day and lied back down on my stomach with another muffled whine. I found it to do the job just nicely I sighed not wanting to look her in the eyes. "Truthfully? My scholarship. The only one I could get was as a boy seeing as you have the girl's scholarship. If they find out I'm a girl-" Haruhi sighed "then you will lose it. But you have money why not enter normally?" I smiled at her confusion "I don't want to know I got everything I wanted with money. You of all people should know that." Haruhi looked at me with what I knew was a fond of respect. Suddenly we heard shouting in the hallway and looked up. Easily recognized Tamaki's voice and Haruhi wiped away her tears heading for the door. Outside in the hall there stood the Host Club. "Tamaki keep it down! This is a hospital, get in here all of you Kana-kun is already awake." The nurse ran passed them to glare at me "you were not supposed to get up, put clothes on, or unplug yourself from the machine young Miss" I quickly finished her sentence "Mister, and yes I am sorry. They were very uncomfortable… and a bit itchy then I got cold" I smiled pleadingly as she caught on to my act that I would like to be a boy. "Hey if he's causing trouble" one said "we would be glad to hold him down for you." I blushed and glared at the twins coming in. they looked a little worn but it barely showed through those smirks as the nurse hooked me back up to the fluids machine. "What happened?" Tamaki asked standing to the side to let the rest in, I smiled slowly sitting up watching Honey and Mori come in. Honey sat on the bed with me, his eyes in worry. I couldn't tell them everything but they were going to figure out something. "Some crazy came in the science lab and poured acid on me and then ran away like a lunatic. I don't know why!" I looked at the twins signaling to keep their mouths shut. "Really~?" Kyouya jumped into the conversation causing me to freak a little. "Are you going to be able to leave?" the twins asked this time. I turned to the nurse as she shot something through the fluid wire and straight into my system. "No, he is not leaving till tomorrow when his legal guardian signs him out. Here Kido this is pain killers… you're going to feel a little sleepy and loopy in a few." I flinched a little thinking of how my father was probably the person who had me put in the hospital in the first place and that I have to sign myself out. Lying on my side wincing a little. Fuck that hurts! "If it hurts that much then stop moving!" Haruhi yelled at me which surprised everyone. I laughed but I felt my voice come out lazy and slow "sorry, Haruhi" that was funny, so I said it again "sorry Haaaarrruuuuuuhhhhiiiiiiiiii iii" "yeah ha-ha your high as a kite, right now." the twins laughed at me and I blushed a little "hey Kana, when do your parents get here? I bet your moms really pretty" my smile faltered as I facade a grin to Honey. "She'll be here later. You might not get to see her, sorry." Somehow the room was getting quiet and I was really sleepy. *yawn* everyone saw how sleepy I was getting decided to leave, the twins didn't move from the seat they were in. it was silent and I sighed "are you two still here?" "Yep" Hikaru said in his boisterous tone. I layed up so as not to fall asleep while they were here. "Hey Kana-chan." I twitched a little but turned to look at them. They looked serious "yeah?" "Who do you like more, me or Hikaru?" I steered my eyes to a wall. "You guys weren't kidding?" I replied. "No… we aren't." I felt my stomach cringe knowing full well they had planned to ask me in the lab until my accident happened. How do I answer that? I can't choose one over the other knowing then I would have started a family dispute. I have enough family issues as it is! I don't even know which one I liked more. I'm a freak for liking them both equally and yet differently aren't I? I don't deserve to have either. "I'm sorry, neither" they looked away, hiding the upsetting features I wished wholeheartedly to never have seen on their faces. They were hurt. I know, but… I can't. I heard them leave the room before I collapsed. Letting whatever the nurse gave me do its work.